1 ITŌ Hirobumi (1841-1909), Japanese Meiji restoration politician, prime minister on four occasions, influential in Japanese expansionism in Korea, assassinated in Harbin
Idioms (20)
不识泰山
bù shí Tài Shān
1 can't recognize Mt Taishan (idiom); fig. not to recognize a famous person
仁言利博
rén yán lì bó
1 Words of benevolence apply universally (idiom). Humanitarian expressions benefit all.
以史为鉴
yǐ shǐ wéi jiàn
1 to learn from history (idiom)
博士买驴
bó shì mǎi lu:2
1 lit. the scholar buys a donkey (idiom); fig. long-winded verbiage that never gets to the point
2 idiom mocking scholastic pomposity
博学多才
bó xué duō cái
1 erudite and multi-talented (idiom); versatile and able
博文约礼
bó wén yuē lǐ
1 vigorously pursuing knowledge, while scrupulously abiding by the rules of decorum (idiom)
博物洽闻
bó wù qià wén
1 to have a wide knowledge of many subjects (idiom)
博而不精
bó ér bù jīng
1 extensive but not refined (idiom); to know something about everything
2 jack-of-all-trades, master of none
博识多通
bó shí duō tōng
1 knowledgeable and perspicacious (idiom)
博识洽闻
bó shí qià wén
1 knowledgeable
2 erudite (idiom)
名垂青史
míng chuí qīng shǐ
1 lit. reputation will go down in history (idiom); fig. achievements will earn eternal glory
否极泰来
pǐ jí tài lái
1 extreme sorrow turns to joy (idiom)
国泰民安
guó tài mín ān
1 the country prospers, the people at peace (idiom); peace and prosperity
地大物博
dì dà wù bó
1 vast territory with abundant resources (idiom)
峨冠博带
é guān bó dài
1 official class
2 intellectual class (idiom)
有眼不识泰山
yǒu yǎn bù shí Tài Shān
1 lit. to have eyes but fail to recognize Mt Tai (idiom)
2 fig. to fail to recognize sb important or sb's great talent
3 to be blind to the fact
泰山北斗
Tài shān Běi dǒu
1 as weighty as Mt Tai, as brilliant as the Big Dipper (idiom); a giant among men
泰然自若
tài rán zì ruò
1 cool and collected (idiom); showing no sign of nerves
2 perfectly composed
泰然处之
tài rán chǔ zhī
1 to handle the situation calmly (idiom)
2 unruffled
3 to treat the situation lightly
重于泰山
zhòng yú Tài Shān
1 heavier than Mt Tai (idiom); fig. extremely serious matter